Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What secret weapon is a critical enabler of this dramatic energy transition? A 1 megawatt vanadium flow battery (a different technology from lithium-ion, but also used for energy storage) is in Pullman, Washington, built by UniEnergy Technologies and owned by Avista Utilities. Batteries help store surplus energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. But a March 2022 analysis from the investor consortium Climate Action 100+ determined that no major oil company was on track to meet the Paris goals.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The General Assembly has yet to answer the question of how to help communities and workers caught in the market-driven transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions. percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 Every day, its impacts grow more severe.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University There is a renewable energy revolution happening all over the world: costs for renewable energy have dropped significantly in the last 10 years and the world is starting to adopt the technology at a very fast pace.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Rare earth elements and other critical minerals and materials are key to manufacturing clean energy technologies here in America—such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cells. Of Energy Awards $1.95 The FCS plant was designed to produce approximately one ton per day of rare earth oxides.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On November 2, Pittsburgh-based CEOs For Sustainability will hold their annual C-Suite Summit where leaders will highlight their businesses’ actions to transition to a clean energy economy and highlight new insights on a framework for multi-sector regional decarbonization. to noon with networking and registration beginning at 8:00 a.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040.

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Cresforum

MARCH 10, 2022

In the Unites States’ march to transition to clean energy and reduce greenhouse gasses, resilience may be the most important word to summarize 2021. Nine months after the pandemic first upended lives and the economy, the market fundamentals for clean energy looked unstoppable. percent and energy use rebounded by only 4.3

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

According to the Rhodium Group , “there was $213 billion in new clean investment across the economy—a 37% increase from the previous year and a 165% increase from five years ago.” Investment in clean energy production and industrial decarbonization rose 15% year-on-year to $61 billion.” Download as PDF

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6% Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: September 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest KTA Trail Challenge Sept.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Worse than that, it might end up misdirecting the world’s clean energy efforts into dirtier than appreciated energy technologies because of the country’s ongoing dependence on coal-fired energy. Department of Energy, February 24, 2022, [link].

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Renewables could, if long duration battery storage or other technology is deployed at scale. -- Independent Energy Office Proposal: Sen. While Haque said renewable energy performed “up to their capability,” they do not have the same “essential reliability services,” i.e. continuous baseload generation capacity, as thermal generators.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility -- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Fourteen states now have net-zero emissions targets for the economy as a whole, and sixteen have zero-carbon targets for the grid. New California legislation will require corporations to disclose their carbon emissions. Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. The World Resources Institute’s Forest Pulse report found that in 2022, emissions from tropical deforestation were equivalent to the annual emissions of India (currently the world’s third largest emitting country).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035.) times current levels by 2035.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Introduction Hydrogen has been dubbed the “Swiss army knife” of clean energy, given its potential to become a tool to cut emissions in key sectors, as well as to assert U.S. global energy leadership and increase our nation’s competitive edge. Lifecycle GHG Emissions (kg CO2e/kgH20) PTC Value ($/kg H2) 2.5-4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. Gas-powered plants accounted for the most power plant outages during 2022 Winter Storm Elliott, followed by coal. GADS is the Generator Availability Data System.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Office of Science and Technology Policy solicits feedback about public engagement, organization, scenarios to include in the assessment and more. Countries like Bangladesh emit relatively low amounts of carbon emissions but are also the most vulnerable to climate change. ESA to hold National Nature Assessment Webinar.

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Brag

JANUARY 10, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced on December 15, 2022, that it intends to issue two funding opportunity announcements (FOA) in early 2023. Bergeson and Carla N. Algae crop protection.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In 2022, environmental progress ran hot and very cold in Canada. With the advancements in battery technology, the demand for EVs has grown significantly. The federal clean electricity standard will force Ontario to stop building more polluting gas plants. Putting a cap on oil and gas carbon emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

On June 7, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee held its third information session on carbon capture technology and covered its job potential, how it could help reach a net-zero carbon emissions goal and the environmental and other impacts and risks.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“We have an underfunded and under-resourced DEP that has had to make significant staffing cuts, whilst the fracking industry the DEP is tasked to regulate has flourished with the aid of technology. Climate Action Week 2022 takes place September 18 to 24 in Pennsylvania. 20 [PaEN] [Posted: September 20, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

In his recent testimony to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the coauthor of Princeton University’s Net-Zero America study noted that just because an energy technology is not reliable does not mean that it has no role in a reliable system. [8] percent of the grid’s power.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

In addition to all those benefits, solar schools projects have immense local benefits such as reducing carbon emissions and creating family sustaining jobs.” Dave Madsen (D-Dauphin), said he believes solar energy will bring many benefits to students, teachers, and all who use educational facilities.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

“This legislation is a proactive step to secure Pennsylvania’s future as a hub for carbon capture and sequestration,” Sen. It’s a pragmatic solution to a problem that we all want to solve – reducing our carbon emissions without crippling the reliability of our existing power grid.”

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7 -- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla vehicles have been involved in 273 crashes , of which six were fatal and five resulted in severe injuries, over a nine-month period between 2021 and 2022. The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” billion tax break in Nevada.

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